Patient Compliance

On the heels of a recent move by Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix, Meijer has also begun offering Metformin, the most commonly prescribed treatment for type 2 diabetes, at no cost to those with a medical prescription.

Publix Pharmacies yesterday rolled out the first phase of a new diabetes management system.

SmartNow, a provider of health-and-wellness information to the health care industry, corporations and consumers, last week launched a comprehensive nutritional grocery guide for the iPhone with more than 100,000 unique, branded products categorized.

With a larger percentage of U.S. consumers increasingly aware of the link between diet and heart disease, more than half are routinely reading food labels when purchasing products for the first time, according to key findings of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) latest Health and Diet Survey released earlier this week.

Brookshire Grocery Co.’s (BGC) Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy stores are offering customers the chance to save up to 20 percent off their grocery bill when they spend $700 between Feb. 17 and March 23.

In honor of February Heart Health Month, Supervalu is highlighting its health-and-wellness outreach efforts by showcasing the many ways its nationwide family of stores are guiding customers to make better nutrition decisions.

Fast-acting Zentrip helps travelers prevent or alleviate motion sickness with easy-to-use medicated strips that dissolve on the tongue.

As part of the “Making Effective Nutrition Choices” study, some 2,500 people logged on to a Web site providing information on the benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables, and ways to incorporate these healthy foods into their diets.